Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages in Felixstowe

We are looking to appoint an inspirational Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages with a passion for accelerating progress within our Modern Foreign Languages Faculty. You will be joining a hard-working, well-qualified and very friendly group of teachers who want the Modern Foreign Languages subjects to be seen as lively and exciting. You will have the ability to teach Modern Foreign Languages across the full age and ability range and will be able to enthuse, engage and motivate our students to achieve their full potential. Our school is an amazing place, full of wonderful students and staff. We pride ourselves on taking an evidence-based approach to innovation, meaning that we choose strategies that impact on student progress and teacher workload. Our sensible and realistic policies include an excellent behaviour policy, and a whole class feedback policy. Our modern facilities provide an excellent environment to work in.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an excellent Modern Foreign Languages teacher who truly is passionate about the subject;
• Be a committed team player;
• Have the ability to engage and inspire pupils and build excellent relationships;
• Be committed to Felixstowe School's ethos;
• Be passionate and ambitious about their own career development.

This is an opportunity for an existing Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages to further their development as part of a forward-thinking MAT to benefit from our supportive model for staff CPD and career development. It is important to belong at work and the work you do is relied upon by our pupils, so even small positive differences which are made, make people very happy. We want to ensure you have a good work life balance and one of the ways we achieve this is by having a two-week autumn half term break.

In return we will offer:

• Job satisfaction through making a positive impact on our students’ lives
• Friendly and supportive working environment
• Supportive and positive management
• Investment in your training and development
• Bespoke teacher development programmes supported by our Teaching School Hub
• Excellent career development opportunities in our school and across the trust including secondments to other trust schools
• Evidence informed research opportunities via our Research School and programmes to reduce teacher workload including the development of the CUSP curriculum and other programmes the staff within our schools benefit from
• Trust wide professional development

You can view a full list of requirements in the job description. If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all the requirements, please apply as we may be able to support you in any areas for development or we may have alternative roles that are a good fit for you. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application. All applications must be submitted via our Trust online application portal. Interviews: TBC. Please note: We may interview as applications are received and may appoint before the closing date. Applications must be submitted online via our careers website before the deadline, so we encourage early applications and advise checking the job details on our site. In line with safer recruitment, we cannot accept CVs. Incomplete application forms may result in candidates not being shortlisted. Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All successful candidates will be subject to rigorous pre‑employment checks, including an enhanced DBS. We are also committed to equality, diversity and fair recruitment practices, and we oppose all forms of unlawful discrimination. We value inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you wish to work part‑time or as a job‑share, we will accommodate this wherever possible. We particularly welcome applications from under‑represented groups.